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Valentine: ‘Don’t lose your dignity to peer pressure’, Helen Paul warns

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Nigerian comedienne, Professor Helen Paul has said celebration of St Valentine’s Day should not be turned into an occasion to promote immorality, particularly between the opposite sex.

St. Valentine’s Day, popularly known as Lover’s Day, is celebrated all over the world every February 14th, but the famous entertainer believes the celebration is often misinterpreted in Nigeria.

According to Helen Paul, February 14th of every year is a day to show love to people, especially the needy.

She said, “St Valentine’s Day is a day to show love to people around you by exchanging gift items and providing for the needy in your own little way.

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“It is not a day to exchange your body for material things and the like. This is my humble advice to all young ladies out there. Do not lose your dignity to ignorance and peer pressure.

“Simply check on your loved ones with calls and text messages, even if you can’t afford any gift item. A lot of people are battling depression, and you could have saved a life by checking on someone. That’s the reason for the season.

“In preparation for next week’s elections, the government has asked all university students to go on break, but some students are staying behind because they want to do Valentine first. They want to drive Benz automobiles and use expensive phones and gadgets.

“This is just to let you know that we love and pray for God’s protection over you. Kindly go back home to your family. They’re missing you. Those things you’re craving now are vanity.”

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Why vitamin N is a prerequisite for success [Video]

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Vitamin N, which means the ability to say No to yourself is very essential for success. The reason is stated in the video below:

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Chioma Nnadi makes history as first black female head of British Vogue

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Fashion editor and podcaster Chioma Nnadi has been named as the new head of editorial content at British Vogue, becoming the first black female head of the industry-leading fashion publication.

The 44-year-old is set to succeed Edward Enninful as the editor of British Vogue but her title will be Head of Editorial Content, unlike previous editors who were described as Editor-in-Chief.

Nnadi posted on Instagram: “I’m so thrilled to announce that I’m the new head of editorial content for @britishvogue. Huge thanks to Anna Wintour, @edward_enninful, and Roger Lynch for giving me this opportunity.

“I’m truly honoured and so excited to be coming home. Stay tuned!”

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As editor of New York-based Vogue.com, with recent cover stories have featured stars such as Rihanna, Cara Delevingne and Erykah Badu, Nnadi spent 13 years as a writer and news director for Vogue, and also co-hosts the publication’s podcast, The Run-Through.

“As someone who was born and raised in London, the energy of the city — its boundary-pushing style and creative scene — has shaped the way I look at the world,” Nnadi said in a statement on Monday, in the middle of London Fashion Week.

“Now, more than ever, it feels like a moment to look beyond borders while also celebrating the broad scope of what it means to be British,” she added of her return to her hometown.

“I’m looking forward to engaging a loyal and inspired digital community that is energised by our access, point of view, and storytelling.”

Anna Wintour, Vogue’s chief content officer and global editorial director, who inspired Meryl Streep’s character in the film The Devil Wears Prada, said Nnadi was “beloved among her colleagues” and “an editor and writer with an impeccable reputation — both here and in the fashion industry at large”.

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Enninful will remain as an editorial adviser to the UK title but move into a newly-created job next year aimed at growing the brand globally.

Born to a Nigerian father and Swiss-German mother, Nnadi worked at magazines Trace and The Fader as well as Evening Standard’s features desk before joining Vogue in 2010.

Her new job will commence from October 9.

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When Nollywood Celebrates FilmHouse Czar, Moses Babatope @ 40

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All roads led to The Podium events place in Lekki, Lagos, on the night of Friday August 25th when the cream de la cream in the movies and media industry trooped out to celebrate one of their own.

It was the 40th anniversary of the gentleman that family and friends call Muyiwa but whom the generality of the creative and technical stakeholders in Nollywood simply cherish as Moses Babatope.

It’s impossible not to acknowledge the immense contribution of this suave, debonair and business savvy gentleman in Nigerian cinema since he returned to the country from the United Kingdom where he was was educated in Banking and Finance for his first degree and International Finance for his Master’s.

Several friends, colleagues abd well-wishers spoke glowingly of his passion for the industry, his humility and generosity, since his days as a young film buff that assisted in getting many Nollywood films screened at Odeon Cinena, in Surrey Quays, London.

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They also applaud his exemplary career as co-helmsman at FilmOne/FilmHouse/Imax group.

The birthday dinner was sumptuous. The documentary clip about the celebrant was revealing. Music was awesome and the afterparty was as classy as it was sassy.

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